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							<p>Allied Health Personnel are healthcare personnel who support, complement or supplement the professional functions of dentists, physicians, or other health professionals. They also provide assistance in health promotion, disease prevention and environmental health control. Currently, there are over 100 allied health occupations.  Allied health personnel may be grouped into the following categories: </p>
							
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								<li><strong>Laboratory Technologists and Technicians</strong></li>
								<p>Laboratory technologists and technicians are involved in the diagnosis of diseases, monitoring of physiologic function, and the application of highly technical procedures. They collect samples from patients and perform tests for the analysis of body fluids, tissue and other substances. Laboratory technologists are also known as clinical laboratory scientists or medical technologists. On the other hand, clinical laboratory technicians are also known as medical technicians or medical laboratory technicians.</p>
								<p>Laboratory technologists and technicians may specialize in Radiologic Technology or Nuclear Medicine Technology.</p>
								
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									<li>Radiologic Technology </li>
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										<li>A radiologic technologist works under the supervision of a radiologist. </li>
										<li>The use of fluoroscopic machines, radiographs and high tech imaging equipments to produce films that allow physicians to study the internal organs and bones of the patients, are involved in the work of a radiologic technologist.</li>
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									<li>Nuclear Medicine Technology </li>
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										<li>A nuclear medicine technologist uses diagnostic imaging techniques in the detection and mapping of radioactive drugs in the body. </li>
										<li>Also performs the administration of radioactive pharmaceuticals to patients. Afterwards, the nuclear medicine technologist monitors the characteristics and functions of organs and tissues, and then identifies the abnormal areas as indicated by the differences in radioactivity concentrations. </li>
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								<li><strong>Therapeutic Science Practitioners</strong></li>
								<p>Therapeutic science practitioners are important to the rehabilitation, treatment and recovery of patients in various diseases. The following are some of the health care personnel that fall under this category.</p>
								<p>Laboratory technologists and technicians may specialize in Radiologic Technology or Nuclear Medicine Technology.</p>
								
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									<li>Physical Therapists </li>
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										<li>Commonly referred to as PTs, assist in the improvement of movement and management of pain for people who are injured or are ill. </li>
										<li>They provide health care services that aid in the restoration of the body system's injured or affected function, improvement of mobility and the relief of pain. </li>
										<li>May sometimes use hot and cold compresses, electrical stimulations and ultrasound to reduce or relieve pain.  </li>
										<li>PTs are usually employed in clinics and private offices, in nursing homes, and in hospitals.  </li>
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									<li>Occupational Therapists </li>
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										<li>Are involved in the treatment of disabled, ill or injured patients through therapeutic use of daily activities.  </li>
										<li>Assist patients in recovering and improving their abilities or skills needed for daily living.  </li>
										<li>Particularly involved in caring for injured patients to perform daily activities such as eating, cooking and dressing. Moreover, if required, they instruct the use of adaptive equipments such as wheelchairs to patients. </li>
										<li>Almost 50% of occupational therapists are in hospitals or in offices of occupational therapy. The remaining are employed in home health services, physician' offices, schools and nursing homes. </li>
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									<li>Speech Language Pathologists </li>
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										<li>Assess, diagnose and treat patients with problems on speech, swallowing and other disorders that may be caused by emotional problems, cleft palate, hearing loss, stroke, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, or brain injury. </li>
										<li>Also referred to as speech therapists. </li>
										<li>Most of them work full time and almost half of them are employed in schools. </li>
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								<li><strong>Behavioural Scientists</strong></li>
								<p>Behavioural scientists include health care professionals in social work, health education, community mental health, alcoholism and drug abuse services, and other health and human related service areas.</p>
								
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									<li>Social Workers </li>
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										<li>Give advice to patients and their families, and provide them with assistance in addressing their personal, social and economic problems associated with illness and disability.  </li>
										<li>Help people cope with and solve the problems they face in their daily lives. </li>
										<li>Make arrangements for community based services that are deemed necessary in meeting the patients' needs after release from the health facility. </li>
										<li>Work in schools, mental health clinics, private practices, hospitals, and human service agencies. </li>
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									<li>Rehabilitation Counsellors </li>
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										<li>Provide personalized counselling, emotional support, and rehabilitation therapy to patients who are under physical or emotional disabilities.  </li>
										<li>Are associated with clients to manage or overcome the personal, professional and social effects of disabilities on independent living or employment.  </li>
										<li>May be employed in prisons, schools, in private practices, rehabilitation agencies, and independent-living facilities. </li>
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								<li><strong>Support Service Specialists</strong></li>
								<p>Personnel in the support services are necessary for the sophisticated and highly complex health care system to function. They are involved in the management and administrative functions and work with the health care service providers. </p>
								
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									<li>Health Information Administrators </li>
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										<li>Are involved in the activities of medical records departments of managed care organizations, hospitals, rehab centres, skilled nursing facilities, ambulatory care facilities, and other health care operations.   </li>
										<li>Maintain information systems that allow patient data to be received, retrieved, stored and recorded to assist in the diagnosis and treatment.  </li>
										<li>Assist in the supervision of the staff in the medical records department and are held accountable for the confidentiality of all the information within the department.  </li>
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								<li><strong>Physician Assistants (PAs)</strong></li>

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									<li>Health care personnel who had undergone formal training for the provision of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services as recommended by the physician. </li>
									<li>Practice medicine on a team and are supervised by physicians and surgeons. </li>
									<li>Examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide treatment to diseases. </li>
									<li>Typically are employed in hospitals, physicians' offices and other health care facilities.  </li>
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